SSA cancels car-ferry runs due to mechanical problems

Sunday

: Update, 11:18 a.m.) The Steamship Authority canceled the 9:!5 a.m. and noon runs of its car ferry Nantucket due to problems with the vessel's electrical system, SSA officials said.

A crew located and fixed the problem around 11:15 a.m., and the vessel is scheduled to make its 2:45 p.m. departure from Hyannis. If it doesn't, the freight boat Gay Head will run in its place, said Rob Ranney, Nantucket's representative on the boat line's board of governors.

Coincidentally, the car ferry Eagle is scheduled to return to service by the end of the week after being taken offline for routine maintenance.

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